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Without
content most web sites are purely functional, technical or
glorified advertising brochures. If you want a loyal web
audience you have to win them ove r with current, relevant,
accurate, dynamic, useful and entertaining content. If
you want customers to come back, get them involved.
Content
may have left some publishers as paupers but
its still the most logical way to attract and retain
loyalty and to pre-qualify potential clients.
When refocused as a complementary service to existing
business and hard copy media content is still king,
- Keith Newman, director Ministry of Words.
Awards &
achievements: Author: Connecting the Clouds - the
Internet in New Zealand (Activity Press, 2008), Ratana the
Prophet (Penguin, 2009), New Zealand Radio Awards: 2009
sway.tech Hi-tech journalist of the year,
PricewaterhouseCoopers hi-Tech Awards,
2007: Best
Produced Music Feature,
Best Magazine Feature Writer, IC&T, Qantas Media Awards
2004;
Journalist of the Year 2004, finalist 2005 and 2006,
Telecommunications Users Association (TUANZ ),
Finalist MPA Business Journalist of the Year 2005
I am a professional writer with 30-plus experience writing, researching, subbing and editing for trade
publications and mainstream media. My specialty is
transforming challenging and complex subjects into content
that is clear, accurate and easy to digest. While I have
written for mainstream media and consulted with corporates
on their information needs ranging from engineering,
telecommunications and manufacturing and historical research
I'm prepared to look at any proposal that might benefit from
my skills.
My words
have worked for:
InternetNZ. Connecting the Clouds - History of the
Internet in New Zealand. commissioned book released August
2008.
Radio New Zealand National. Musical Chairs music segments
2004 to current
A large IT outsourcing company requiring content based on
interviews with senior management for internal and external
use
A new ATM
system provider requiring media advice and a full media kit
for business launch
Content and research for the Government's Digital Strategy
2.0 review
e.nz
(IPENZ Institute of Professional Engineers NZ magazine, features ),
2002 - current
CIO magazine, occasional features and business profiles
StartUp magazine, occasional features and business profiles
Feature articles for REINZ Real Estate magazine
Editor
and writer of the annual Home Technology insert in
Sunday Star Times (Nov 2000-2008)
Telecommunications Review (features & stories) 2003-2007
Web content update for InternetNZ
Entrepreneurial profiles for Kiwi Expatriates Association (Kea) 2004
MIS Magazine (features ) -
1998-2004
New
Zealand Business Times (2001/weekly column)
TUANZ Topics
(telecommunications features)
Editor PC
Magazine New Zealand (1995-1997)
Editor/writer
nz.internet.com web site (1999-2000)
Monthly
column and websites for Metro (1997-2000)
Columns
and news Computer Reseller News Australia (1998-2000).
Contributor
NZ Herald business and technology pages
(1997-1999).
Editor PC Magazine New Zealand 1995-1997
Editor, writer with IDG including Computerworld and
Network World from 1988-1995
Writer, feature writer, sub-editor Wentforth Print, Suburban
Newspapers, Auckland Sun 1984-1988
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